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Of all the problems with email campaign HTTP redirects, one of the most annoying is the prevalence of insecure links, i.e. http:// I think this may account for 98.3% of all HTTP traffic outside the great firewall of China.

From: <verizon-notification@ecrm-mail.verizon.com>
Subject: Protecting your privacy is important to us.
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 04:44:04 -0400

To view the current Privacy Policy visit verizon.com/fiosprivacypolicy at any time or click on the button below.

Of course that is not linked to the URL shown, but a long referral link with tags and tracking, but at least that link and the apparent destination is secure, i.e. https://

GET https:// verizon .com/fiosprivacypolicy
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http:// verizon .com/fiosprivacypolicy

In the footer they don't even try:

Verizon is dedicated to protecting your privacy. Please read our Privacy Policy.

where "Privacy Policy" links to a referral to an insecure link, i.e. http:// (and not the same page as the previous "Privacy Policy").

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